The Future Friendly Fund was founded in 2024 by Saskia Griep and Freek ten Broeke. The idea for the foundation arose from deep concern about the state of our planet and the ambition to contribute to cleaner aviation and biodiversity restoration. With the establishment of the Future Friendly Fund, they see an opportunity to make an increasingly large financial contribution to innovative projects – without profit motive. The board of the Future Friendly Fund consists of five members. They receive no compensation for their work on the board.
Saskia Griep
Saskia Griep is founder and shareholder of travel organization Better Places. After studying Cultural Anthropology, she worked for over twenty years as a manager in the travel sector in Africa, the Middle East, Asia, Europe, and North and South America. Always with a strong focus on responsible tourism and tourism in low-income countries. From her passion for meaningful travel and the dilemmas surrounding the impact of travel on climate and society, she founded Better Places in 2014. She has extensive experience managing a large team and network of partners in different countries and broad knowledge of and experience in sustainability and public-private partnerships. Her goal is to combine business opportunities with sustainability while keeping the planet livable.
Freek ten Broeke
Freek ten Broeke is a shareholder of Better Places. As a social entrepreneur, he has co-founded several successful social businesses. He works from the philosophy that profit is necessary to run a business structurally well and is only interesting if the company’s product or service contributes to a better and fairer world. As a creative co-thinker and practical implementer, he enjoys taking on challenges to start or support a social business in a commercial market. Additionally, he uses his knowledge and experience to guide young entrepreneurs who could use support or advice in setting up or refining their (social) entrepreneurship, drafting a business plan, and finding partners/investors.
Hans Bolscher
Hans Bolscher has extensive experience in governance and consultancy in the world of energy, climate, and innovation. He particularly cares deeply about sustainability and the energy transition. He has fulfilled various supervisory roles in these areas, particularly in energy, climate, and innovation. Hans previously worked at the Ministry of Economic Affairs as Director for CO2 capture and storage and at the Ministry of Environment as Director of Climate Change and Industry.
Louise Snel
“We want to change, we must change, but how? And if you know that, how do you bring people along?” From these questions, Louise Snel started a traineeship at Kyden after obtaining her Master’s in Policy, Communication and Organization. She now works as Communication Advisor & Stakeholder Manager at the foundation Aviation in Transition. This foundation aims to make the aviation sector more sustainable and achieve a climate-neutral future for the industry by 2050. She finds it important to work on projects that make a positive contribution and enjoys working on the challenges and complexity that the energy transition brings.
Saskia Werther
Saskia Werther specializes in developing innovative approaches to solve social and ecological challenges. As a project manager and strategic advisor, she worked in finance and impact investing in Europe, Asia, and Africa. Her expertise lies in the circular economy, social entrepreneurship, impact management, and access to energy. To solve complex problems, she enjoys combining a systemic approach with a pragmatic attitude in daily work.
